Distinct faces in three rolls

A fair die is rolled 3 times. What is the expected number of distinct faces that appear? (to 2 decimals)

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  1. Use an indicator per face.
  2. P(face i appears) = 1 − (5/6)^3.

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2.528 (± 0.01)

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